Léa Surugue discusses opening up new patient streams by switching to corneal topography.
Methods of mapping the surface of the cornea provide clinicians valuable diagnostic and contact lens fitting information. Corneal topographers have become more clinically friendly and widely used since the keratometer was invented in the 18th century. But their principle broadly remains the same: measuring the radius of curvature of the anterior corneal surface (COptom, 2020).
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The College has offered its congratulations to Sir Keir Starmer and the Labour Party on their success in the General Election and on forming the next UK government.
The College of Optometrists is calling on the next Westminster government to establish optometrists as the first port of call for anyone with an eye care issue.